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buying problems.

I cannot leave stores without buying something, or I feel like crap the rest of the day! It is so annoying!
I just spent two hours in a small anime store because I did not see something instantly worth buying. I ended up leaving with a box of freaking pocky and that does not last.
what the hell?

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¡ʎuɐɟɟıʇ offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

I believe you have a shopping addiction, my friend.
There really is such thing.

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Bogdan (Gone) offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

Honestly, try and see a counselor about this. It seems to be some sort of OCD, but it can easily be fixed with cognitive therapy.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

♥ tiffany! wrote:
I believe you have a shopping addiction, my friend.There really is such thing.

I don’t really go out and buy things often and I can be really stingy with my money!
it’s just that I get really pissed off when i go home with nothing!
I went to six flags and spent seventy dollars on one of those stacker machines to win a DS when I already have a perfectly fine one.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (7 minutes after post)

and i did not win.
I spent my entire income of that week on something I did not even win

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dixiedixiedixi offline Verified User (11 months, 4 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

shopping addiction its common try to get some help from someone you know or somthin

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Bogdan (Gone) offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

Oh man, that really sucks. As I said, go and see a counselor. The stacker machine thing could be signs of a gambling addiction forming, and you dont want one of those because it gets a lot worse than $70/week when you have more than that as well as bills that need paying.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (11 minutes after post)

dixiedixiedixi wrote:
shopping addiction its common try to get some help from someone you know or somthin

my mom did not seem to take it seriously.
I would still be in that store if my easily distracted and bored dad did not make me leave.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

I would go to something and pick it up like “oh cool!” then check the price tag and be like “but it is so expensive!” then the other part would be like “but it is soo cool!” then they would argue like that untill i put it back down, concluding I don’t need it, then go directly to something else and repeat it and then I would keep doing that till the side that wants me to buy it wins.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (17 minutes after post)

Man, your going to end up with a house full of **** if you continue on like that…

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¡ʎuɐɟɟıʇ offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (18 minutes after post)

I think you need to try and talk to someone.
Usually at the beginning, nobody views it as a problem because it hasn’t gotten ‘bad’ yet.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (20 minutes after post)

Commander Ikari wrote:
Man, your going to end up with a house full of **** if you continue on like that…

already have it

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (21 minutes after post)

have someone else hold your wallet for you, make it so you don’t buy so much junk, hold you on a time limit for how long you can stay in the store.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (21 minutes after post)

FIGHT THE POWAH wrote:

Commander Ikari wrote:
Man, your going to end up with a house full of **** if you continue on like that…
already have it

Shame. Perhaps you can mail me some ****? I don’t have enough ****, I can still see my floor…

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 4 weeks ago (22 minutes after post)

Commander Ikari wrote:

FIGHT THE POWAH wrote:
Commander Ikari wrote:
Man, your going to end up with a house full of **** if you continue on like that…
already have it
Shame. Perhaps you can mail me some ****? I don’t have enough ****, I can still see my floor…

sure XD

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Garfield135 wrote:

Commander Ikari wrote:
FIGHT THE POWAH wrote:
Commander Ikari wrote:
Man, your going to end up with a house full of **** if you continue on like that…
already have it

Shame. Perhaps you can mail me some ****? I don’t have enough ****, I can still see my floor…

eat beans

You underestimate the size of my floor.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Garfield135 wrote:
invite friends, serve beans

You overestimate my number of friends. :(

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Commander Ikari wrote:

Garfield135 wrote:
invite friends, serve beans
You overestimate my number of friends. :(

loled
should be an advice dog.
INVITE FRIENDS
*DOG*
SERVE BEANS!

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Garfield135 wrote:

Commander Ikari wrote:
Garfield135 wrote:
invite friends, serve beans
You overestimate my number of friends. :(
ok…invite elephants, hobos off the street, dogs, rabbits, serve beans

I tried that once, the elephant broke the bed, crushed the rabbits hiding under it, the hobos I had were drunk and pissed on my computer…. It shorted out, set my desk on fire, spooked the elephant, demolished my house…

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Garfield135 wrote:
so that should’ve covered your floor with ****

Yes, but the weight of the elephant smashing around, coupled with the weakening on the supports due to fire made my room crash own into the basement.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

*down

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Garfield135 wrote:
oh… wow… ok… do i even have to ask if your basement was full of ****?

It formerly was immaculate, as the door to the basement was jammed, and I never have been able to get in.

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THE INTERNET offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

I sent you a box of crap ikari.
The shipping was 300 bucks, i told em you would take care of it.

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

AlphaKnight wrote:
i sent you a box of crap ikari.the shipping was 300 bucks, i told em you would take care of it.DO NOT PULL THE PIN ON THE GRENADE IT IS LIVE STILL

That explains the dump truck making that special delivery to me…

And I pulled that and threw it down a public toliet and ran…

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 228 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks after post)

Alas, that much Crap, while very helpful, was not enough.

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seabass offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

I feel you man. I always drop into best buy and look at all the latest gear. I usually don’t buy anything, I always feel like I should have. You just need to learn discipline and restraint. When I was younger If I wanted somethin, like a cd player, now don’t forget this was back when they cost over $400, rather than spend every penny I had to get it, I would set aside a little money each wek for several weeks until I could make the purchase without it having a negative effect on my cash flow. Give it a try. I t ac tually feels better knowing that you work hard to get something than yto just go get it. At least that has been my experience.

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